Educational Leadership

- Educational Leadership
Student Spotlight: Kristin Tester

After years of work in the field, Kristin Tester returned to Lehigh in 2023 to pursue her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction Certification. When looking for a doctoral program, she sought an environment that championed multiculturalism and student support. Tester found that community before she even took her first class. This intentional culture of connection reassured her that she was joining a community that truly cared about the success and well-being of its individual students.
Silva Honored with Cooperative Leadership Award

In a ceremony celebrating a career defined by bridge-building and educational excellence, Jack Silva, '09G Superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District (BASD), has been named the recipient of this year’s Cooperative Leadership Award.
- Educational Leadership
Iacocca Hallways Showcase Local K-12 Artists

For Liz Sims, a doctoral student in the COE's Educational Leadership program, the blank walls of Iacocca Hall provided inspiration. Sims, who teaches art full-time at Valley Forge Elementary, recognized an opportunity to bridge the gap between the COE’s graduate training and the creative energy of local K-12 classrooms.
- Educational Leadership
- Awards & Recognition
Schanewolf Participates in National Air and Space Museum’s Teacher Innovator Institute

Traci Schanewolf has been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Schanewolf is an Educational Leadership doctoral student who is also completing her principal certification with the COE.
Building the Next Generation of Educators, Together

Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Brook Sawyer shares the challenges facing education and outlines a path forward—including two COE-sponsored events scheduled for this week.
- Educational Leadership
Navigating DEI in Urban Classrooms

As DEI initiatives face increased scrutiny, educators seek a path forward. Nowhere is this path more necessary than in urban schools that face unique challenges to provide a curriculum that addresses the needs of racially and economically diverse student populations. In the latest issue of TEACH magazine, Floyd Beachum, COE professor of Educational Leadership, outlines his thoughts on the challenges educators face and where we can go from here.
- Alumni
- Educational Leadership
Reese Named Broughal Principal

A last minute course addition as an undergraduate student led Brittany Reese to her career in education. A graduate of the COE's Educational Leadership doctoral program, Reese also earned her principal certification with the COE.
Osborne Named Editor of National Educational Leadership Journal

Brian Osborne has been named Editor for the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Journal of Scholarship and Practice.
Fall Issue of COE News Celebrates Centennial School

The fall issue of COE News is a celebration of Centennial School's 60th anniversary. Julie Fogt, director of Centennial School and affiliated COE professor, introduces the issue.

Read the full issue at: https://conta.cc/4nIdaQR.
- Educational Leadership
- Research
School Zone Safety Subject of National Science Teacher Journal Article

Dylan Fedell, a science teacher at Palisades High School and a student in the COE's Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction certification program, recently published a paper outlining an engaging physics lesson for high school students. The lesson applies data science to an issue any high schooler will find familiar: school zone safety.